The Mill on Magnolia Lane

by Tilly Tennant

[Emma (SCR)]

This review was originally posted on Star Crossed Reviews I received this book for free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Thank you to Bookouture for my copy of this book. I have been reading Tilly's books for quite a few years now so I was excited to read this book that was set in Suffolk (where I live).

This story follows Lizzie as she embarks on this crazy idea to restore the mill on magnolia lane. The mill is in a very poor state of repair but Lizzie is determined to get the mill at least in a liveable state and quite possibly a working mill too. I really liked Lizzie. She was an easy character to like. At times I did want to give her a little shake but I totally understood a lot of her feelings and I think I would have been the same in her shoes. It's always easier to see these things from the outside.

We meet Jude and his brother Charlie quite early on in this book. Jude seemed like a nice guy if not a bit naive, especially when it comes to his ex. It seemed to me like he just didn't really think about the way their interactions appeared and how that would make Lizzie feel. Charlie was a great character and he made me laugh quite a lot.

I liked Lizzie's siblings but I wish we could have seen more of her brother, James. His storyline seemed too unexplored to me. I liked the interaction between Lizzie and her sister Gracie. I also think we could totally have another book just on Gracie (please)!

This book was an enjoyable read. The story was sweet but also have some real heartfelt moments.